Evening Projects

Wed, Jan 22nd 2020 at 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Meet in the Crown & Thistle to progress project work. Agenda in DETAILS here + sent to WhatsApp group.


  1. Riverside meeting, Crown & Thistle, 22 Jan 20, 19:30

    1. Apologies, so far     HP, RK
            please will someone collect and post notes/decisions from this meeting
    2. Scholars’ Evening  8 Feb
    • Access from 6pm, who will be there to set up tables and food?
            Halcyon,   (Michelle, Emelia (scholars)),  + ??

    • Food
            Wendy is planning:
            Wendy+  Richard gather food together w/c 3Feb (or before if needed):
            Ten loaves ordered from Tesco for collection on 8th
            Halcyon available to help on Fri/Sat

    • Any bar issues? Hoping Ben will help Nick

    • We need someone to collect money from attendees on the night;
      volunteer please with a mobile phone linked to _SumUp_

    • RK will be meeting Clint at Barn on Monday 3rdFeb at 13:00.
            Does anyone have any questions for Clint?

    • TEN received already

    • Risk analysis done

    • All tickets sold: waiting list for returned tickets

    • 6 scholars: 6 workers: 46 audience/front of house

    • Final details at meeting on Wed 5thFeb (KH&B 19:30) (yes it a social but may need a mini-business)

    1. Future Riverside meeting locations
    • February Kings Head & Bell 19:30. Decision in Feb about March (Pablo?)

    1. Conference 13-15 March Newbury Racecourse
    • Any more takers, at present just Popes and Richard.

    • Does anyone want to join Friday night _eating_ in a pub near Newbury with Vesper + a few of the scholars; let RK know.

    • Does anyone want to join an informal _conference_ supper near Abingdon on Saturday evening?

    1. WhatsApp Group
    • Group today: Admin - HP, PW, SF, Group_- AT, CR, CW, DP, MY, NB, RC, RK, SL, WW

    • GM and DR say they have no suitable mobile phone but want details of meetings.
            Not yet asked RH

    1. Future events
    • Ideas please to get people to refer to website programme as a first port of call
      https://www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/diary.php?ClubID=512

    • May Morning – keep the date – it is happening, RH co-ordinating

    • June marketplace – any news

    • Buttercup Run – no news from YoCo, last year 3rdSunday in May.

    • Food Festival 20/21 June – any news/decisions?

    • CiN Heathrow Friday 13th Nov: *keep the date* – £32k raised in 2019,

    • DNAPQuiz, Steventon Friday 27th Nov

    • Other ideas: litter pick, croquet challenge at Blewbury,

    1. Wednesday Night talks agreed at recent mtg we would try and plan a few
    • 6th May – Ray our scholar

    • Are there any other requests?

    • Who will co-ordinate the speaker programme 
            We are now too big/complex to hope it will work on an informal basis.

    1. AOB
    2. Next meeting
    • 5th Feb: exceptionally a 1stWednesday mini-business meeting to finalise Scholars’
            Kings Head and Bell at 19:30

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Setting up for the great evening ahead

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Group Photo taken by AbiBinit

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Installing water tanks in Africa

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Two splendid cups commissioned for our Club's annual Youth Speaks competition.

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The Club's foreign conscience - here immunising under-fives in India against Polio. There is no cure for Polio but it is preventable with a vaccine. Only two countries now remain endemic. We’ve reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988

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Member of Abingdon's Interact Club (=Junior Rotary) immunising an Indian child against polio on Rotary's 110th birthday. Photo taken from her camera.

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Abingdon Rotarians nourishing the local community - in historical dress!

The Club's local conscience

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